Canadian guitarist makes ambient Americana
Series: Echo Location: Soundings for New Music
From: John Diliberto
Length: 00:03:30
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AN INTERVIEW WITH RAY MONTFORD
A Canadian guitarist makes ambient Americana
Ray Montford is one of those chameleon guitarists who can play just about anything, but on his latest album, A Fragile Balance, he creates and ambient Americana that's like a meeting of Pink Floyd and Ry Cooder. We talk to this gifted musician about his long career in the music trenches and music that touches the sky.
It's part of Echo Location: Soundings for New Music, the weekly digest from Echoes host and Peabody Award winning producer John Diliberto, exploring the latest in modern music with quick hitting interviews, music and commentary.
Broadcast History
WXPN Philadelphia & WITF Harrisburg
Transcript
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GUITARIST RAY MONTFORD HAS GARNERED ACCOLADES FROM PEOPLE LIKE FILM DIRECTOR ATOM EGOYAN AND WINDHAM HILL RECORDS FOUNDER WILL ACKERMAN AS THE CANADIAN MUSICIAN IS SLOWLY BEING DISCOVERED BY LISTENERS WHO WANT THEIR MUSIC TO TAKE THEM SOMEWHERE.
MUSIC
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RAY MONTFORD HAS PLAYED SCORES OF SESSIONS IN CANADA, RANGING FROM WORK WITH GAELIC SINGER MARY JANE LAMOND TO THE CANADIAN COUNTRY BAND, THE RANKIN FAMILY. HE'S A LITTLE DISMISSIVE OF THAT WORK.
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RM: I toured with them in the mid-nineties when they were at the top of their game. We went to the States a few times. I just basically put on a hat that they wanted me to wear, and I did that.
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BUT THAT MIGHT ACCOUNT FOR SOME OF THE COUNTRY INFLECTIONS YOU HEAR IN RAY MONTFORD'S PLAYING,
Music
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RAY MONTFORD MADE HIS FIRST RECORDINGS ON ACOUSTIC GUITAR, INSPIRED BY WINDHAM HILL PLAYERS LIKE THE LATE-MICHAEL HEDGES.
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Incue: [sonar sound] + This is an Echo Location: Soundings for New Music.
Outcue: I’m John Diliberto and this has been an Echo Location, Soundings for New Music
